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Patented May 28, 1895,

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@NITED STATESPATENT O FIC JAMES M. CREWS, on ARLINGTON, TENNESSEE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 540,047, dated May 28, 1895.

Application filed September 8, 1894:. Serial No. 5 ,424. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that 1, JAMES M. CREWS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Arlington, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in gates, and the object of the inventionis to provide a gate'of improved construction and with an improved latchtherefor, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a view of the improved gate in side elevation. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the gate on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the longitudinal angle-bars of the gate. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectionshowing two of the longitudinal bars of the gate without angles and illustrating the locking mechanism of the actuating-lever, and Figs. 5 and 6 are detail views showing the coacting parts of the pivoted catches 0 Q.

The gate, A, isconstructed as usual of two end posts, B, B, and a number of longitudinal bars, 0, connecting Said posts. The end posts and the longitudinal bars are constructed, as shown in Fig. 3, of angle bars each having two flanges, d, d, disposed one at right angles to the other. In the assembled gate as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the flange, d,-of each longitudinal bar is bolted or riveted at, e, to the flanges, d, of the end I 01', provided on its edge with downward-projecting teeth or serrations,f, which are integral with the flange. By using angle-iron, the horizontal flange, d, gives sufficient strength and stifiness to the vertical pendent flange, cl, to enable the latter to be made thin so that the teeth thereof will be sharp and effective.

These teeth,f, deter hogs and other animals from rootingor burrowing underneath and prevent them from lifting the gate and squeezingthrough the opening below the bottom of it. a

One end post, B,ot the gate has hinges, g, by

which the gate is hung to a side post (not shown) andthe other end post,B, of the gate has two guide loops, h, one near the top and the other near thebottorn of the gate for 'a purpose to be described.

The latch mechanism comprises two latch bars, 1', to take into suitable sockets in a side post. (Not shown). These two latch bars work .in the two guide loops, hfof the end post, B,

end of said lever extends up and its end has position above the gate. It will be seen by this construction and arrangement that by moving the actuating lever, L, laterally one way the latch bars, 2', will both be siinultaneously projected or thrown out into locking position, and by moving the actuating lever the opposite way both latch bars will be retracted or withdrawn out of said locking position. By providing two latch bars, one at the top and the other at the bottom of the gate, the gate will be held firmly and securely against sagging and the lower part of the gate cannot be pushed out of position bya hogfor other animal seeking passage through the closed gate. The lever, L, 'is provided with an automatic locking device to hold it setween said longitudinal bar and the locking bar; and the actuating lever'carries a pivoted catch, 0, having an inward-pointed locking prong, o, and two lateral shoulders or prongs, 0, one at each side of the locking prong. A

spring, 10, normally tends to press this looking prong into locking engagement with the hole, to.

An auxiliary lever, Q, to operate the piv- 0W1 fis. pivetdfi th a e elqw h actuating lever and is the means whereby a person unable to reach the upper pivoted catch may disengage the latch-bars, in order to open the gate. This auxiliary lever has a bifurcated end, q, g, which takes about the locking prong, 0, of the pivoted cat'ch each .end, q, q, engages one of the shoulders or prongs, 0'. By grasping the lower end of the auxiliary lever, the prong, 0, will be disengaged from the hole, n. The actuating lever may then be shifted tomove the V-sh'aped arm and latch bars, 2', as in the other case.

In Fig. 1 the two latch b'ars, v); are shown projected in latching position and the actu ating lever. L, is held locked by the pivoted catch; O;- When it is desired to withdraw the two latch bars; 1', from their locking position the upper end of the lever, L, is grasped to disengage the prong, 0, from the hole, n, and then the actuatinglever may be shifted latorally to move the V-shaped arm and its two latch bars, 2', the lateral prong, 0, during this operation sliding on the exterior of the bar, N. Now when the actuating lever; L, is moved in the opposite direction to project the latch bars, 1;, this lateral prong, 0, will antomatically engage with the hole, n; and hold said actuating lever. locked and keep the two latch bars projected.

also to the base or center of the said V-shaped arm so as to move both latch bars simultaneously; a locking bar, N, on the gate; and a pivoted catch, 0, which automatically engages said locking, bar, substantially as and for the purpose described.

The combination of the gate, A; a V- shaped arm having two latch bars, i, working in guide loops on one end post of the gate; an actuating lever, L, pivoted to the gate and also to the V-shaped arin so as to move both latch bars simultaneously; a locking bar, N, on the gate; a pivoted catch, O,having a look ing prong, 0; whi'ch engages said bar and a lateral shoulder or prong, 0; at each side of the locking prong; and an auxiliary lever having a bifurcated end q, q, engaging with said lateral shoulders or prongs:

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses; JAMES M. OREWS. Witnesses:

LoUIs O. KIEFER, REUBEN B; FuEssnE, 

